Massive Attack – Blue Lines: 2012 Remix/Remaster – November 19th

On November 19th EMI will release a 2012 version of Massive Attack’s iconic Blue Lines album, remixed and remastered from the original tapes at the band’s studios in Bristol.

Originally released in April 1991 on the Circa imprint through Virgin Records, Blue Lines concoction of break beats, sampling and rapping mixed with live instruments, together with influences as diverse as soul, punk, reggae, dub, lover’s rock, electro and hip hop, was truly groundbreaking, making it one of the most seminal British albums ever made.

From the first track, the ominous, bass-heavy Safe From Harm, to the insouciant British rapping on Five Man Army and title track Blue Lines, through the album’s best-known track, the stone-cold classic Unfinished Sympathy, to Horace Andy and Neneh Cherry’s sweet vocals on album closer Hymn Of The Big Wheel and the album’s iconic sleeve (which was designed by the band’s D), Blue Lines perfectly distilled all the band’s influences into a unique sound and aesthetic that redefined the musical landscape, not just in the UK, but worldwide: one that still reverberates throughout music and culture today.

The 2012 Remix/Remaster will be available on a single CD format, standard and high resolution digital downloads, and as a Deluxe Box which will contain the CD, DVD with 96K/24 bit high resolution audio files, the album split over two 180g vinyl LPs and the original 24” x 18” Blue Lines promo poster. Both will be packaged in 5” and 12” card mailers, respectively, with the album’s artwork screen-printed per the original release. Tracklists:

CD/DVD:

Safe From Harm

One Love

Blue Lines

Be Thankful For What You’ve Got

Five Man Army

Unfinished Sympathy

Daydreaming

Lately

Hymn Of The Big Wheel

2LP:

A1. Safe From Harm

A2. One Love

A3. Blue Lines

B1. Be Thankful For What You’ve Got

B2. Five Man Army

C1. Unfinished Sympathy

C2. Daydreaming

D1. Lately

D2. Hymn Of The Big Wheel

Blue Lines: 2012 Remix/Remaster is dedicated to the memory of Johnny Dollar.